The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-23
mr.. SPEAKER CARLISLE
mas A LONG CONVERSATION
WITH The PRESIDENT,
Which Stsrts -SOme Very Lively
speculatiOps as to What
IL Means.
THE INTERSTATE COMMISSION
STILL WORRYING
Mr.. CIeVeland-The Memphis Bridge
Bill Petition SIgaed by Thirty
Members OF the House.
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BUREAU OF THE MEMPHIS APPEAL,
No. 1907 + STREET, WAsHIEGroN,
February 22-It ia learned on most
rsliab Q authority that the President is
will ng to reeds from he pocition he
took some days ago in regard to the
appointment OF members of the pres
sent Congress UPON the lnterttate
Railroad Commission. Hethinks that
the COZ stitutionsl objection previously
made to such a urse will not prevent
him from cboosiT & one or more MEM
Der. OF Congress- Tor the commission
erships altar the 4th Of March. Great
pressure is brought to boar by the
Tex ,s dell CATION in favor Of Senator
Maxey for one Of the places. Senator
Cooeer's appointment was urged by
8 xty-fve Senators, and the President,
while sill DOUBTFUL az to his power TO
appoint q memb,r OF Corg ess, ex
pres ed himself in favor OF making Mr..
Morrison nue Of the Members. tits TIE
Prefi 'ent's desire to select the Commits
eioners 30 that they may be cor tirmed
before tie az ,urnm mt OF Congress,
else to have as 'uraAces that they
will be confirmed next eel sion 80 that
their nine months work may not be
lost. II, therefore, he can get asVur.
a ce that the three gent emen named
above will be CO.. frmed, he will sp-
point them sfter Congress adjouTns,
while the other two names will be
sent in a few days bti adjourn
meat.
THE PRESIDENT AND Mr. CARLISLE
CONFER.
Speaker Carlisle had another very
lie, gtay conference with the President
last uight, st lying with him until past
Ii o'clock. IL may be that the con-
versation was ia reference to the
Treasury portfolio, but it is most prob.
ab that the President wanted him to
accept the Office of Chat man of the
Interstate Commission, 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Carlisle would not be
sorry to have an opportunity of leav-
ing the House, for it is doubtful il he
could be reelected Speaker. There is q
very ugly Conttst pending over hisseat
which will, Of course, have to be ret.
tied by the House, the members Of
which alwi US indulge in a scramble
for appointments on the various COM
miltees, which are all made up, as is
well known, by the Speaker. For that
reason alone, it will be seen how it
would become impossible for Carlisle
10 bs Speaker. Another reason why
he should with to leave the House
arises IRON tina fact that he has made
several rulings recently which have
made him hosts OF enemies, for in
stance that one upon tobacco tax re-
pea ersa HIS acceptance OF the Treas.
NY portfolio would mean his political
dealh, for all Kentucky would be at
his heels for appointments, and there
would necessarily be alarge number of
dissppointt d ones. II he sspires to
the Senate or Vice Pres dency, as is
stated, he would refuse The Secretary
ship; but there is no reason why he
should not sccppt the presidency of
the Railroad Commission, which might
hereafter proveyeIy beneficial to him.
Mr.. ZACH TAYLOR
today presented an applicatio n to the
Speak signed by alb ut Thirty promi-
nent members OF the House iron the
S Southwest, sskiog rr coguition dur
ing the laet six days OF tns session to
en- BILE him t, bring up the M m phis
br dgs bill under suspension Of tbs
rd!es.
GEN. MARCUS WRIGHT,
OF Nashville, in charge OF the Confed-
erAie war records, is prom ,nent can
did Ale for the off of Recorder Of
Deeds I r the District of Co umbia,
made vscan5 by the r. ction OF Mat
thews, by the Republican Senate, be-
cause he was q c)iored man.
Mr.. BREoKINRIDeE, OF ARKANSAS,
has Introduced bill tn pay j. J.
Evans, A g. Wills N and James Boyd,
trustees OF the Chri tian Church, for
metly situated in Lln1ke county,
Ark $3.50 in full Compensation for the
tearing down and carving away Of
the church by the United States
troops.
The following House bills were
reported favoraNly to he Senate today:
TO grant honor ,ble discharge to Isaac
Crawford, Third Tennessee Cavslry
to pension L nily, widow OF Thread
gill, Tnird Tennessee Cavalry; TO
pension Jos. Jones, First Regiment,
Tennelses Cavalry.
Mr.. RICHARDSON
introduced in the House the petitions
of the following asking the
reference OF their claims to
the Court of Claims: Heir
of ]. M. b ckley, Davidson & Co,
5000; executor Of Samuel j. II IL
land, $3O96; Jas. S. Oakley, $27l0;
and heir of John Armstrong, 1910,
all of franklin County; Willie
B,own, 5000; and estate OF Josiah s.
Morton, $3.50, Of Rutherford county.
MINNEAPOLIS INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION.
Iu the Senate today Mr.. Sabin intro
duced bill ide0tiCsl with that intro
duced in the House last. year relative
to the proposed annual Minneapolis
IoduAtrial Exp Dsition. The bill re-
cites that VIII, reas moveman has
been provided for holding in Mime.
ap1lis an exposition Of the products OF
sericuture, manufactures and the foe
arts, and that its success should be
promoted by all reasonable encourage,
ment, be II enacted, etc, that all
articles imported for the purpose OF
exhibiting shall be admitted free of
duty.
SENATOR BECK's BILL REPORTED ADJ
~ % VKRsELY.A u4r.,t
An adverse report WAS today ordered
by the S.u,ta Finance Committee on
Senator BgNk's ihillto provide for the
retirement of United States legal ten
der and nat onal bank notes Of small
denominations and the issue of coin
certificates in place Of outstanding si-
yer aud gold certificates. TIE bill also
requires the Secretary Of the Treasury
to issue these certificates Ia denomina!
ltinns Of 81, 81 ADD IS on sll the sur.
Plus coin and gold bullion held by the